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President Trump, in his closing message, branded Democratic candidates dangerous extremists, but only after talking extensively about the algae that have blighted the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Republican party is trying to maintain its control of both Houses of Congress but most pollsters expect Democrats to win back, at the very least, the House of Representatives. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called a Russian strike on a school being used as an aid distribution centre, which killed at least 26 people, an "utterly horrific" act. Ukraine says at least nine 3,000kg aerial bombs hit the village of Komyshuvakha in the southern Zaporizhzhia region on Monday. (Photo: Republican US Senate candidate Ken Paxton (C) gives a speech during a midterm election rally at Matt's Rancho Martinez in Allen, Texas, USA, 02 November 2026; Credit: Laura Brett/EPA/Shutterstock